Today was an eventful day… I got up at 0530 am to get ready for my guided tour/trip. Discovering Hawaii Tours had a pretty sweet deal where you get to visit Pearl Harbor (including entry to the USS Bowfin submarine, a trip out to the USS Arizona Memorial and all the museums on the grounds), then they take you to the USS Missouri where you get a guided tour of the battleship and some time to stomp around on your own, before they take you to the Aviation Museum and Hangar 79, before you end up with a visit to the “Punchbowl” (National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific). Between there we actually made a stop at the statue of King Kamehameha and “Hawaii 5-0 headquarters”!! Psyched! I had that on my list of things to do π Continue reading
Category: Travelling
Hawaii: Hiking Diamond Head
I put “hiking” on my list for Hawaii because it’s a gorgeous place with plenty of weird plants and wildlife and I wanted to see it up close. Continue reading
San Francisco: BART & art (and weed)
βSan Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.β
~ Paul Kantner
Miami: Lock & Load!
This day we got to cross Lock & Load off our list of things to do. It was awesome! I’ve never shot with anything bigger than a handgun before and I got to spend a portion of my day tearing up targets with stuff that goes boomboom very fast and very loud. Continue reading
Key West: The chilled out sort of crazy
After the Everglades adventure we stopped for a little something to eat and continued our journey to the southernmost point on the continental US: Key West. Continue reading
Miami: The Everglades and the Gatorades
“Ostriches! Birds made of pure hate! They’re the best β€ “
-Eystein
My second day in Miami we checked out of our hostel and went to pick up our rental before heading to the Everglades (and then Key West). Continue reading
Miami: Lights, camera, chillout…
Miami… Where do I start? It’s been absolutely awesome. What I’ve seen of this city is exactly the way I pictured it. Continue reading
Washington D.C. – So fresh, so clean
I can’t believe my second leg of the trip is over already. I’ve covered New York and Washington DC and I’m currently sitting at Union Station waiting for a train to take me to Baltimore Airport. Continue reading
New York: Central Park
Central Park, a place to see squirrels up close and Chewbacca & Spiderman have a conversation. As a friend of mine said: “With great power comes great responsibility” “Wraaaawrrrrrroooogh!” Continue reading
New York: St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Ok, so both my “unscheduled stops” in New York where churches. Not surprised by that, I have an affinity for religious buildings despite my lack of faith. Continue reading
